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Colorado Avalanche vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
The Colorado Avalanche and the Tampa Bay Lightning will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Amalie Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -135-moneyline favorites versus the Avalanche, while the game's total opened at 6.
Last time out for Tampa Bay, they were a 4-1 loser as they battled the Panthers at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Panthers at +100 were rewarded, while the 5 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Colorado was a 4-1 loser on the road against the Panthers. Bettors on Florida at -123 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Colorado:
Team record: 1-3-0 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Colorado is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Colorado is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
Colorado is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 2-2-0 SU
Tampa Bay is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Tampa Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Colorado home to Vegas Tuesday, October 26
Tampa Bay at Buffalo Monday, October 25